Book contents
- Social Factors in the Personality Disorders
- Social Factors in the Personality Disorders
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Introduction
- Part I General Principles
- Part II Social Mechanisms
- Part III Specific Patterns of Disorder
- Part IV Models and Clinical Applications
- Chapter 9 A Biopsychosocial Model of Personality Disorders
- Chapter 10 Finding a Niche
- References
- Index
Chapter 10 - Finding a Niche
from Part IV - Models and Clinical Applications
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 August 2020
Book contents
- Social Factors in the Personality Disorders
- Social Factors in the Personality Disorders
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Introduction
- Part I General Principles
- Part II Social Mechanisms
- Part III Specific Patterns of Disorder
- Part IV Models and Clinical Applications
- Chapter 9 A Biopsychosocial Model of Personality Disorders
- Chapter 10 Finding a Niche
- References
- Index
Summary
The definition of a PD, an enduring pattern of dysfunction in work and intimate relationships, seems to point to chronicity. Yet we now know how to treat many of these patients successfully. Some of the protective factors that increase or decrease risk are similar to what effective therapy can accomplish.
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- Social Factors in the Personality DisordersFinding a Niche, pp. 83 - 86Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020